Graduate
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Graduate salary in Edinburgh is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 97 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +21 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.23% | 0.80% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.35% | 0.84% | 1.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | - | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,375 | £25,000 | £24,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £30,000 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | +20.00% | -20.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £32,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34,750 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,000 | £30,000 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | +20.00% | -16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 816 | 1,429 | 1,961 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.48% | 95.84% | 95.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 390 | 1,010 | 1,166 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £35,616 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,433 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £92,750 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,868 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.68% | +8.32% |
Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Graduate
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Edinburgh.
Graduate
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Graduate job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: